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NEWS
Creating a Debate for Climate Change (Cheryl Shuman Mentioned)
April 1, 2008
BCSEA South Peace Member to Attend "Al Gore Boot
Camp" - March 25, 2008
BCSEA's "Climate Change Showdown"
Program in the News - November 15, 2007
This student and all of his classmates did a fabulous job! A big thank you
goes out to the students, their teacher Mrs. Neville, Mayor and Council for
participating.
South Peace Chapter Hosts Tumber Ridge "Wind Enery Forum" - November
27, 2007
On Tuesday November 27 the South Peace Chapter of the BCSEA hosted a wind energy
forum in Tumbler Ridge B.C.
BCSEA members Valerie Gilson of Peace Energy Cooperative and Colleen Brown
of Aeolis Wind Power Corp spoke to about 20 Tumbler Ridge residents about wind
energy and it's development in the Northeast. It was a positive event where
people could learn about wind energy, ask questions and voice concerns about
impacts on their environment.
Click here to view pictures from this event.
Dawson Creek Mayor Declared "Solar Leader of the Year" - November
2007
South Peace BCSEA Chair Brings "Climate Change Showdown" Program
to Students
Northeast News:
Dawson Creek Daily:
Update from the Chair - October 18, 2007
Cheryl Shuman, Chair of BCSEA South Peace, is excited to report that she
is going to take the Climate
Change Showdown into 10 classrooms this fall. Cheryl has been speaking
with members of Dawson Creek city council, and has been advised that the City
may be able to donate a prize to her Climate Change Showdown efforts.
Cheryl also attended a Climate Change Workshop hosted by the City Of Dawson
Creek on September 11th. She says that she "always like these events
for the networking opportunities, and hearing about our city's efforts is
a great bonus". Cheryl reports that she sat at the same table as the
Director of Instruction for the local school district, so she was able to
talk to him about the Climate Change Showdown. Many people who attended think
it is key to teach the children about alternatives and solutions to the climate
change issue. For more information, check out www.planningforpeople.ca.
Cheryl was a strong BCSEA presence at the Keepers
of The Water II event in Fort St. John, September 27, 28 and 29. She sat
in the trade fair for most of the event talking to people about Sustainable
Energy and solutions to climate change, but she did manage to catch a few
presentations during the conference. Cheryl signed up two BCSEA members and
handed out a lot of BCSEA brochures. She has personally invited the District
of Chetwynd, District of Tumbler Ridge, Village of Pouce Coupe and The West
Moberly First Nations to join BCSEA. Let's hope they take her up on that!
Cheryl also found time to give a speech as a BCSEA panelist at the October
10 and 11 Northeast
Communities Coal Forum in Tumbler Ridge, on "The Future Of Coal Fired
Power in BC". Other panelists included Bob Stobbs ED for the Canadian
Clean Power Coalition, Brad Hope from Save The Similkameen, David Fawcett
from Hillsbourough Resources, Alf Hartling, senior geologist with MEMPR and
Bruce Muir, senior planner with the West Moberly First Nations. Cheryl says
"I knew that there were experts on the panel that would discuss the technongies
of coal fired power and carbon capture, so I spoke minimally about that, and
instead I decided to speak on behalf of the citizens of BC who opposed coal
fired power". She received a very postive reception to her speech.
Finally, Cheryl is also looking at launching a Green
Drinks event in Dawson Creek. These events have already proven very successful
in other parts of the province - such as Victoria - and provide a fun and
valuable networking opportunity to environmental enthusiasts.
The BCSEA would like to thank Cheryl and the South Peace Chapter for all
the hard work, and encourage other interested South Peace residents to come
out to the next South Peace
BCSEA meeting and volunteer their time and enthusiasm!
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